My Parents Left Me Behind as a Child Then Came Back for My Grandma’s Estate Until the Will Was Read

homework with two empty chairs across from me and pretended their absence did not have weight.

My name is Samantha. I am eighteen. And the first time my parents broke me, they did it in broad daylight on a Tuesday afternoon in October while the leaves on Grandma’s maple tree were turning gold.

I still remember the porch boards creaking under my shoes.continue reading …